Suggested Next Steps for South Korea's President

Can you double down on going all-in?

The global political stage continues to host a game of batshit crazy one-upmanship, as earlier this week, the president of South Korea unilaterally declared martial law—then was subsequently overruled by a unanimous vote in the country’s congress. If you want to catch up on the whole wild scene, Jeff Maurer wrote a helpful (and funny) summary for I Might Be Wrong.

The Crisis in South Korea, But With Jokes

It’s hard to know where President Yoon Suk Yeol goes from here. He’s facing an impeachment vote over the weekend, and unlike his American counterpart in insurrection/impeachment, it sure seems like his own party is turning against him. It’s possible he resigns, but that doesn’t seem in character for a guy who just flipped double birds to the Korean constitution.

Personally, I think that if you declare yourself all-powerful and then are immediately defeated in embarrassing fashion, you have nothing left to lose. And if Donald Trump has proven anything, it’s that the best way to deflect a controversy is to do something even more controversial. In other words, I think Yoon should take the weekend to see what he can get away with. Here are a few ideas.